Devastating HT Fire Leaves Manufacturers Scrambling for Alternatives
Devastating HT Fire Leaves Manufacturers Scrambling for Alternatives Tuesday June 2, 2026, commercial heat treater “IMT Elemental” (formerly H & S Heat Treating) in Port Robinson, Ontario, Canada suffered what can only be described as a “devasting” fire, we have this report from “Niagara This Week.com” ; “JUNE 3; There were no injuries —…
“Alloy” Supplier Wins Honda “New Supplier Award”
“Alloy” Supplier Wins Honda “New Supplier Award” In an industry, first a furnace alloy supplier has won the “Honda New Supplier Award” . “Sajjan, LLC” represented in North America by “William Wright & Associates” was presented the award at a recent ceremony. According to “KC Wilbur” of “William Wright” the award recognizes new suppliers who…
Used Furnace And Equipment Listings
“The Monty” has one of the largest listings for used heat treating equipment in North America. Below you will find our two most recent additions and also a categorized listing by furnace type. If you don’t find what you are looking for let us know and we will find it for you. Have equipment to sell? We are here to find you a buyer, just drop a line to [email protected]
Bob Hill Receives Distinguished MTI Heritage Award
Bob Hill Receives Distinguished MTI Heritage Award “At the Metal Treating Institute (MTI) fall meeting, Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Michigan, received the prestigious Heritage Award—the highest honor presented by MTI. This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime commitment and significant contributions to…
Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities
Bodycote Merging Two Michigan, USA Facilities The world’s largest commercial heat treater, “Bodycote” is planning on merging two Michigan, USA facilities according to what multiple sources have told “The Monty” . The “Bodycote”, Livonia location in Michigan has always had a strong focus on vacuum carburizing of automotive transmission…
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen”
Let’s Talk About Vacuum Heat Treat Furnaces-“Jay Jefsen” We are honored today to be talking “Vacuum Furnaces” with “Mr. Jay Jefsen”, Director of Sales for “Furnacare Inc.” (TAV), of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Jay is a veteran of the North American heat treat industry and his comments today about vacuum furnaces in…
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories;…
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions August 14th of this year it was announced that “AICHELIN Group” of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap ” Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry”. This press release tells us that…
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK For years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This…
Furnace Builder Celebrates 60th Anniversary With Record Order Backlog
Furnace Builder Celebrates 60th Anniversary With Record Order Backlog Furnace Builder Can Eng Furnaces International of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada celebrated a very significant milestone this week-the 60th anniversary of the company and in consequence held an open house Thursday, June 20 at their Niagara Falls location. With very…
Doncaster Precision Castings Receives New Tempering Furnace
Doncaster Precision Castings Receives New Tempering Furnace “Aston, PA, June 15th, 2024: L&L Special Furnace is pleased to announce the delivery of the second FB435 model furnace to Doncaster Precision Castings of Groton CT, a global leader in the aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and automotive markets. This advanced furnace will bolster…
Foundry Adds Second Vac Aero Vacuum Furnace
Foundry Adds Second Vac Aero Vacuum Furnace Domite® Wear Technology Inc., a foundry based in Paris, Ontario, Canada has made a very impressive name for themselves over the years by offering laminated Chrome-White-Iron wear products. A portion of their process requirement requires vacuum heat treatment, traditionally sending their heat treatment…
Chain Manufacturer Continues to Expand Heat Treat Department
Chain Manufacturer Continues to Expand Heat Treat Department Few manufacturers are as open about their in-house heat treatment capabilities as chain manufacturer Allied Locke in Dixon, Illinois, USA. Over the course of the past two years ” The Monty ” has had a number of updates about how the company continues to invest and grow their heat…
Aluminum Drop Bottom Oven to the Aerospace Industry
Aluminum Drop Bottom Oven to the Aerospace Industry “Wisconsin Oven is pleased to announce the shipment of one (1) Electrically Heated Drop Bottom Furnace with traveling quench tank and maintenance platform. This system will be used for the solution heat treatment of aluminum parts for the aerospace industry. The drop bottom furnac e has a…
10 Largest North American Heat Treat Furnace Builders
10 Largest North American Heat Treat Furnace Builders “The Monty Heat Treat News” is proud to present our list of the 10 largest North American furnace builders as ranked by 2023 sales. Before we get to our list we would like to make some points about how we arrived at these rankings; · It is important to note that this list only includes…